The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 305, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 9, 1969 Page: 2 of 38
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Tuesday, September?, I
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Mascorro said he could not
then and did not touch down see much "for the ram" and
any more here after it crossed the wind was strong
Bayway.
Jesse Mascorro, who.lives at
Market Street Ia»p near the
Decker Drive-In, was outside
Wltltvms Horse when the tor
nado struck in that area. .
"It came up so fast and the
horse got to acting up. It got
two of the trees m my yard,
pushed them to the gffeund but
as soon as it was over/1 pulled
the trees back Up again.”
The funnel cloud in Pasadena
inflicted damage on a sheet
iron warehouse and a con-
struction shack, damaged a
brick building - still under
construction, put holes in roofs
smashed windows and
uprooted trees. About the same
time a vicious thunderstorm
smacked into Alvin between
Houston* and Galveston, with
gusty winds and heavy rain.
DRUG ADDICTS TESTIFY - -
sound basis on which they can
make a choice." H
B. Wilkinson said ne mougm had {ound them
__! of<he proposal.•’She
attorney’s that he hoped u carried a [^inted out ,-h‘‘ hart first
message to everyone present I P01 u
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have made a very good
beginning here. However,
think is only a beginning. ”,
Knh Rpjinrtt of the Harris
SENIOR - -
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Mrs. Karl W. Opryshek, who
said it would enable the district
to express its appreciation for
the activities of senior citizens
and would help keep the
citizens interested in the
schools. Her original proposal
suggestedtfie'caTdsbe'TSsued
to persons 60 years of age or
older.
Peterson said he had talked I
to senior citizens, since the
original proposal was made
and tjieir response "was this
was just a gimmick to salve
our conscience for the tax
gouge we're giving them.”
(School district taxes went up
20 per cent this year.)
Mrs. Opryshek said she, too,
earlier
2 Baytonians Injured In Auto Accident Here
- — 1_ Gulf sports car in which the two ‘ ' ‘
traveling went out of
County district
office said he thought the
meeting was effective. “1 think
Bill Darling* and everyon
concerned with the program is — ■ ------- —■v —--—r | increase
to be commended, i wish we David fclvans, Allan Cannon j Opryshek
had more forward - thinking and Leonard Stasney, and I ^ ^ mprmion of ap.
people in Harris County.” some members ofte police! preciatlon the board from
Benpett said the scare deparPnent and Harris County ^ ^ cmm
tactics, referring to instruction ^rrff s ^rtment. c,ub {or the board’s recentl SCHOOL
to young people, does not workj^ rn—_ f_______ I action in passing a resolution
anymore. "It is no longer ef- Baytown- 7 J favoring • $3,000 homestead (Continued From Page I)
fective. Bu when you show arranged Jfor the narcoUcs | “ __________
Two persons are in
Coast Hospital as Die result of a
one-car accident at 11 p.m
Monday on' Tri-City Beach
Hoad near Evergreen.
Accident investigating of-
ficer Z. Booth spid the injured
were Blaine J. Curry Jr„ 20, of
1400 N, Seventh and William J
Higginbotham, 25, of 522 E
Avon.
Curry suffered abrasions and
listed in satisfactory con-
dition. Higginbotham, who has
fractured ribs, is reported to be
doing real well" but'is sore
and bruised.
According to police, the
control, left the roadway and pital
slammed into a ditch. They
were taken to Gulf Coast Hos-
Crosby
Get In-
ip YOU DON'T DRINK
ask me about
Ntfl-Briikers Anti Insurance
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RICK LANDERS' Home Phone
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JOHN Ci ECHOLS, president of Citizens National Bank, shows the latest progress of Hum-
ble's SS Manhattan to Stan Speed, right, a new employe at Esso Research and Engineering
Co. Speed is from Champaign, III., and tigs recently moved here. Maps of the SS Manhattan
are on display in the Citizens bank lobby. (Baytown Sun Photo by Robby Nixon)
them the real thing
did here tonight;
. like wqf
BRUNSON
paRel, s$id he was "astounded
then you with what these people had, to
say. 1 just don’t see hoWTUW
nice young person could ever
dream of taking a chance on
the stuff
ENDS TONIGHT
attorney, said he found the 1 —T ~~ program. The stipulations
meeting a “pleasant reward t*^izens were under me include agreements that the
Burt for some hard work on the 'msU,ke" ,the b?ara cafeterias will operate on
ssrss SfflSM.
Cacti* Ifoan ES neonle have told us. It is Passed the ^rd calls for
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these people have told us. It is
scary
DECKER
drive-in •._______
PH. 4J4-B018
Lost Time Tonight
. "THE
LONGEST DAY"
"LADY IN CEMENT'
Stott Wednesday
MONSKtt®1
exemption for persons aged 65
|p " ---- -----------* • • lillKU w u; puvwiuiio iv
Richard Peebles, gjytomt the ffsotuflofl this qualify jnrihe federal lunch
lomey, said he found the Felerson 880 som,e program. The stipulations
Also on the program was Don
C. Marier, psychiatric social
worker and director of the
Bayshore Mental Health and
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HOSPITAL NOTES
Ethel Ann Riley, Houston,
Room 202. - -......—-
Eugene O. Chlebek,
Baytown, Room 103., **
Irene Henklin, Cleveland,
Room 215.
Hal B. Turner, Baytown,
Room 101.
Dale Hinton, Crosby,
155.
,New Arrivals:
Mr. and Mrs. John B.
Killingsworth, Baytown,
daughter, born Sept. 8:
* Mr. and Mrs. William K.
Mize, Highlands, son,. born
. - change pays for 64 per cent
and over. She said she had been 0f free lunches
asked by the Senior Citizens y^tule the cafeterias bear the
Club president, E, C. Woods, to remaining 36 per cent. '
convey the club’s thanks. The clai k said ttirsclHDl district
board unanimously approved „,usj a’gie(. (0 15 provisions to
Ci tizens Bank Maps Chart
Course “Of SS Manhattan
While the weather outside is
warm wjth September
many Baytonians hate their
minds far away on an ice-
breaking sea voyage to Alaska
SS Manhattan, the voyage that
reshape world Trade ^|jy|y |||
-Much interest has been
stirred in Humble Oil and
Refining Co.’s historical 10,000-
patterns
Included in the crew of 54
mariners and 72 scientists are
navigation specialists, heli
SAVE 8Y THE 10TH...
EARN FROM THE FIRST!
A Rule of ThuDib:
’’EVERY FAMILY
NEEDS 3-MONTHS
copter pilots, communication
experts, Canadian pndrAmer-
ican .government representa-
SAYINGS ACCOUNT”
(WHAT'S YOUR BALANCE?)
required action in the Texas stam|ards. that children
legislature for authorization of
the exemption.
Mrs. Opryshek is to speak on
the resolution* at the Texas
(School Board Association
__________ „ passed by the
association, the resototion will
be forwarded to the Texas
legislature as a recommen
dation for action.
The resolution is similar to a
bill introduced by Baytown
Rep. Joe Allen in the regular
session of the legislature this
under federal nutritional
judged by school authorities as
being unable to pay will be
served without discrjnririation,
.that sanitation standards be
met, that an effort at economy
E* F£rE ::rr:s
modifies will be- accepted and
tha\ proper records be
maintained. The district must
a|so spend |3.to $1 paid by the
federal program. -
Participations in the lunch
prograni will enable ’the
district to collect four cents for
each half-pint of milk served
Car Is Stolen
^uT"' ..... eacn nul,'l,lnl 01 ,,llm ’“"i™ BAYTOWN POLICE Tuesday
year. The bill stalled .m com- ralher than the three cents it were investigating the theft of
mitteeT4t-WOUldJ)e permissive %,,vu, f>fillp('ls iinHer the national _____t___*1.. n_____nu,___
miUee. It would be permissive
and would allow sphool
districts and other taxing
bodies to grant $3,000
homestead exemptions to its
elderly citizens. A bill making
such action mandatory was
M, 'an,, Mis .<«.,/£?
O’Sullivan, Baytown, daugh
ter, born Sept. 8.
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ENDS TONIGHT
"APRIL FOOLS” and
"The Stalking Moon"
Starts Wednesday
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STOP"
HORRIFYING MOVIE OF
MONSTERS and BEAWTIESl
TOGETHER/
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"THE
NAKED
ANGEL"
approved in the House.
•now collects, under the national
milk prograni
Milk prices in the cafeterias
this year, with the increase
granted! are five cents for
unfavored milk, six cents for
chocolate milk and eight cents
mile- journey of the SS lives, oil company officials
Manhattan to the Arctic Circle
The 126-man expedition is
headed by Stanley B. Haas,
chemical engineer with
Humble.
Ip response to this interest,
Citizens National Bank has set
Manhattan." The voyage
being Charted daily, with
progress marked By map pins.
John C. Echols, president of
the bank, invites everyone to
see the special displays on the
an auto from the Page-Dittman
Motor Co. of 909 N. Alexander
The missing car is a 1969
bronze colored Plymouth with
dealer's tags and was valued at
$3,655
and .'newsmen.
According to some experts
the biggest shipbuilding boom
since World War II could ensue
if the ship completes, her trip.
Humble has estimated that 30
ice-breaking tankers could be
needed to ply the Northwest
Passage route at a cost of $2 tb
$4 billion for the lot,
Humble is using the elabo-
rately instrvmented SS Man
hattan to precisely determine
the ice conditions a proposed
new generation of tankers
might expect during year
round use of - the Northwest
Passaged Data acquired by
the Manhattan will also be
used to determine the design
and economic feasibility of ice-
strengthened tankers that
could bring new crude oil
supplies from‘Alaska’s North
Slope to the United States’
East Coast. \ : — . ■■ ■
Why not save with us—where y&u get
the highest possible dividends permitted
by law — 5-lA % Savings Certificates;
Regular Passbook Accounts. It
.pa/s to do business with’ someone you
khbw. Come by and get to know us! Earn
from the First when you Save by the 10th.
"Let Us Round Out Your Sovings"
[CITIZENS OF
SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION
Corner of Texas and Jones
CROSBY (Sp
faculties of the (
junior high and
j schools and Drew
junior high and
schools met in
eafetbrium for a s
f service meetings
J. C. Robertson,
of Crosby Junior l
the meeting with
I the group..John I
f High School instr
the invocatiot
Procha2ka, superi
I Crfisby schools,
nouncements.
He introduced thi
L. C. Ecles, Cros
^ry; J. G. Rot
Crosby Junior Hi
Cunningham, Cr
School; G. E.
Elementary; B7
Drew High School
High School.
There will be an
of the teaching staff
weeks. He emphas;
teacher should be
"special”,
John David, pr
Crosby Teachers A
presided at the first
the year’s bus
presented the 1969-
Teachers AsSociat:
— Bill Murff,, vice
Wilma Cooper, .sc
president;-. Mrs
Thompson, secretai
S, Griffin, Assistant
The faculty
. representative
Gwendolyn Polk,
"School; CharTie
Crplby High Scho
----Cottrell, Crosty E
and Mrs. Gay Brig
Elementary^ f> a s
materials relevan
organization. He ar
Texas State
Association worksjii
Sept. 13 at the Roya
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BAYTOWN SUN
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City Needs New Revemre ^
Approximately $200,000 stantiaily before adopted
onal revenue is needed —Anticipated available, funds
for Baytown’s tentative $0 dropped about $42,000 frbm steams and players.
million budget, the Baytowii
City Council learned Monday in
a budget discussion session.
A total of $185,598 will permit
the city to maintain its present
operations next year and to
meet.budget commitments
already made, said City
Manager Delly R. Voelkel.
This figure does not include
$3,084,889 for 1968-69 to
$3,042,572 for next yeardespite
a predicted 7 per cent increase
in ad valorem tax. revenues.
The forecast of a year^nd..
balance Sept. 30 of $58,060 is
compared to ^ balance last
year of $254,000.
any pay raises, however, ex
^ Bcept those granted policemen
and firemen earlier this year
The council may vDte.some
kind of adjustments for 170 *e.school board ire hosts,
budget1 may be altered^ sub-
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Hartman, Fred. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 305, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 9, 1969, newspaper, September 9, 1969; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1055828/m1/2/?q=waco+tornado&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.